But I own my leaning to the opinion that, if that consummation is in any way to be contemplated, action at a stroke will be more honourable, less unsafe, less uneasy, than the jolting process of a series of partial measures.
Morley argues that decisive action is preferable to a series of incremental reforms regarding Irish governance.
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